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Brazil stands against the "vaccine sommeliers"

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Sao Paulo, Jul 7 (EFE) (CAMERA: Wallace Carvalho) - Brazil has begun to rebel against the "vaccine sommeliers" Brazilians who demand a specific brand of the covid vaccine despite the critical moment that the country is experiencing, one of the most affected in the world by the pandemic.

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